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October 31, 2011 | VOL. 12, NO. 10 What's New on IACP Net?Multimedia Enhancement Expands -- Now With Videos and Spreadsheets! IACP Net now has hundreds of multimedia documents, including videos, Excel spreadsheets, podcasts, PowerPoint presentations, and more to help you with your research needs! This exciting improvement allows you to find more types of information, enhancing your user experience. Locate these exciting new information resources in the Core database using the keywords below, or call customer service for assistance at 800.227.9640. Videos [Keyword: vidstream] Excel Spreadsheets [Keyword: xls] PowerPoint Presentations [Keyword: ppt] Podcasts [Keyword: podcast] Images [Keyword: jpg] Conference Update Thank you to all who stopped by the IACP Net booth at the 118th IACP Conference in Chicago. We enjoyed speaking with you and hearing how IACP Net makes a difference for you and your department. Congratulations to Assistant Chief Roy Gratien of the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office in New York, who won the complimentary IACP Net membership from the drawing held at the conference. Representatives will showcase the benefits of IACP Net at the CALEA Fall Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 16 - 17. Stop by booth #9 and learn more about IACP Net and let us know how the site benefits you. Thanksgiving Holiday Hours Our office will be closed on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25, for Thanksgiving. We wish you a safe and happy holiday. DATABASES Targeting Criminality: Successful Police-Corrections Partnerships -- Methamphetamine This video from the International Association of Chiefs of Police takes a look at how the Boise, Idaho, Police Department utilizes police & correctional partnerships to combat methamphetamine crimes. The video can be located in the Core database under document #619414. Click on the Supplemental Resource link to view the video. K2 or "Spice": A Drug of Concern This presentation from the Oregon Board of Pharmacy provides information about K2 or "Spice," including a description of the drug, the risk to the public health, the scope and significance of abuse, and more. This presentation, available in PowerPoint and PDF formats, can be located in the Core database under document #618501. Click on the Supplemental Resource link to view the presentation. NETWORKING Have an Issue? Post a Quest! Is there an issue that you're working on that you'd like to get feedback from other law enforcement leaders? Post your question in the Quest-Response service! With over 4,000 IACP Net users, chances are someone out there has done the exact same thing you're looking to do and they can assist you. Some examples of recent Quest topics include: "GPS In Squad Cars", "Cost of Training a New Recruit", "Retaining 911 Recordings", and "Tactics When Encountering Legally Armed Citizens". PORTALS Select SiteSelect Need Help? Misplaced IDs and passwords? Not finding a particular document? Call 800.227.9640 or e-mail iacpservice@login-inc.com and IACP Net's customer service team will assist you, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time. Using the Alert IACP Net Alert highlights some recent additions to the online information resource for the business side of policing, www.iacpnet.com. If your e-mail is not set to view HTML, you will not see IACP Net Alert properly. Click here to view it online. 1. You have received this electronic newsletter because you are either a member of IACP Net or you are not an IACP Net member but have provided us with permission to send to you. IACP Net Alert is read only. 2. IACP Net Alert is published every month. The next edition will be November 30, 2011. 3. To unsubscribe, send the following message, "Unsubscribe IACP Net Alert" to: admin@login-inc.com. 4. IACP Net Website: http://www.iacpnet.com. 5. For more information, please contact iacpservice@login-inc.com. 6. Please forward IACP Net Alert in its entirety. Please contact IACP Net staff member Truitt Johnson with questions regarding this list at 800.227.9640. IACP NetSM is produced by LogIn, Inc., in cooperation with the International Association of Chiefs of Police since 1991. ©2011. All rights reserved. IACP Net, 7250 Hudson Blvd N, Suite 130, Saint Paul, MN 55128. Toll Free 800.227.9640. Fax 651.222.6577. Local 651.222.6506. Email: iacpservice@login-inc.com If you would like to print the above IACP Net Alert information, first download it in .pdf format for a crisper copy. For .pdf file click here. (Note: If you do not have the Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, you can download it for free from the Adobe web site. Click here to go to the sign on page and then click on the "Adobe Acrobat Reader" link to proceed directly to the Adobe download site.) |